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John Buckingham

John Buckingham leads a team that scours the equity markets in search of undervalued stocks for money management clients and newsletter subscribers. He is equally resolute in his management of Al Frank’s proprietary mutual funds. Mr. Buckingham has been a part of Al Frank Asset Management since 1987 and is the company’s largest shareholder. He has served as the firm’s Director of Research since 1989 and Chief Portfolio Manager since 1990. Mr. Buckingham graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California in 1987 with a B.S. degree in computer science and a minor in business administration. His opinion is widely sought: he has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, is frequently interviewed by publications and conducts workshops at investment seminars.

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It is interesting to watch all of the hand wringing related to fears of an eventual tapering of the Federal Reserve’s controversial Quantitative Easing program. While many have questioned the effectiveness, Ben Bernanke & Co. have been buying $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed securities and longer-term treasuries in an...
“We are in a very interesting period in which poor economic data is actually viewed somewhat favorably by equity investors (as was the case following Monday’s PMI news) in that weak stats suggest that Ben Bernanke & Co. will delay the start of the tapering of its Quantitative Easing program,...
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Total S.A. (TOT) is one of the world’s largest publicly-traded, integrated oil and gas companies. Its global businesses cover three segments: 1) upstream exploration and production, 2) downstream refining and marketing and 3) chemicals. We view Total as an attractive international major oil play due to its low...
“Some have warned that income-producing stocks have become a ‘crowded trade.’ We would argue that the nearly 14% plunge during the third quarter in the broad-based S&P 500 index, where 389 members pay a dividend, suggests otherwise. To be sure, ‘defensive’ areas of the S&P, like Utilities (+10.7%), Consumer Staples...
From The Prudent Speculator: “Eni S.p.A. (E – yield 4.00%) is an Italian diversified oil major with vertically integrated businesses....
From The Prudent Speculator: “As the largest minimill steelmaker in the U.S., Nucor Corp. (NUE 41.29 NYSE – yield 3.50%)...
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